Dr. López-Gatell fights back

Dr. López-Gatell fights back

Yesterday, Deputy Health Minister Hugo López-Gatell defended the federal government when he said the current administration isn’t inaugurating empty hospitals , as in the case of previous governments. Next week, President López Obrador could inaugurate one or two hospitals. Furthermore, Dr. López-Gatell said the 39 hospitals converted to treat COVID-19 patients started operating a month ago.

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Austerity in Yucatán

Yesterday, Yucatán Governor h inted that his state was the victim of austerity . It turns out that recent meteorological phenomenons such as Amanda and Cristóbal resulted in the loss of 85% of the crops and when the local government asked for help from the Agriculture Ministry, it turned out that the Climate Change and Natural Disaster Fund was empty. Also, crops weren’t insured a sin previous year, with 80% of federal resources and 20% of state resources. Someone decided to save money and forgot about farmers .

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The federal government is building a bunker

We’ve been told staff is planning the construction of facilities that are quite important for the safety of the President and the federal government . We’ve been told that they are building a new bunker at the National Palace . The project is so secretive that last Friday, members of the National Guard were outside the National Palace but since they weren’t on the list, intelligence officials involved in the project that to authorize their entry.

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Guillermo Álvarez is ready to face justice

We’ve been told there will be developments in the case against Cruz Azul after a representative was accused of money laundering and other crimes. Firstly, Guillermo Álvarez will have to prove the origin of MXN 300 million that allegedly come from shell companies. Álvarez will have to face the accusations made by the Financial Intelligence Uni t or he could face a lawsuit before the Attorney General’s Office, which means his bank accounts won’t be unblocked. On the other hand, Álvarez’s team said he is ready to provide evidence about the destiny of MXN 1,200 million in the last seven years, among other documents that prove there were no irregular operations .

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